Reich, Boulez, Bartok, Foss, Feldman, Kim – and a premiere! New classics take the stage alongside new-ish classics and brand new music, and a celebration of the centennial of Earl Kim. All concerts at New England Conservatory, free! Monday September 23, Jordan Hall Lukas Foss: Time Cycle Pierre Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double John Luther […]
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NOV 20: Sequenza and Six Pianos
nec[shivaree] presents an evening of increasingly large works — we start with one voice and work our way up to the thundering of six pianists. As always, nec[shivaree] concerts are free and open to the public. Tuesday, November 20th at 8pm NEC’s Brown Hall Program: Luciano Berio, Sequenza III Laila Smith, voice Edison Denisov, Sonata […]
FEB 4: Three duos by Cage, Nono, and Vivier
nec[shivaree] presents an evening of duos — including Luigi Nono’s last work, the haunting violin duo “Hay que caminar” soñando. As always, [nec]shivaree concerts are free and open to the public. Monday, February 4, 2019, 8pm Brown Hall Program: Luigi Nono, “Hay que caminar” soñando John Cage, Three Dances for Two Prepared Pianos Claude Vivier, Pièce […]
FEB 26: the KLANG of Stockhausen
Enchanted Circle presents Karlheinz Stockhausen, selections from KLANG EDENTIA (Hour 20) selections from NATÜRLICHE DAUERN (Hour 3) HIMMELS-TÜR (Hour 4) Featuring: Yukiko Takagi, piano Stuart Gerber, percussion Jan Berry Baker, soprano saxophone
MAR 27: Stephen Drury Faculty Recital
March 27 2019 Jordan Hall 7:30pm Stephen Drury, piano Luciano Berio: Cinque Variazioni (original version, 1953) Lee Hyla: Riff and Tranfiguration (1997) Very fast, eruptive Somewhat agitated, but becoming calm and distant Con moto Blunt and rocking Leggiero Quietly, con rubato In memory of Rebecca LaBrecque Resolute and driven * INTERMISSION* Claude Debussy: Suite […]
APR 18: World Premieres by Katherine Young & Todd Seeber
Enchanted Circle presents The Callithumpian Consort Stephen Drury, artistic director Program: Katherine Young, The Air Itself (2019) premiere performance (Callithumpian commission, SICPP 2015) Georges Aperghis, Sept Crimes de l’Amour (1979) Angel Hernandez-Carmen, Apanahuiayan (2019) Todd Seeber, Sleepers premiere performance Josh Levine, Transparency I (2004/2010) György Ligeti, Nouvelles Aventures (1975)
OCT 4: David Lang @ Gardner Museum
Program: David Lang: true pearl (2018) A series of five mini operas inspired by the museum’s five Life of Cyrus tapestries, commissioned by the Gardner Museum. Music by David Lang Libretto by Sibyl Kempson true pearl is an opera made specifically to be seen and heard in the Tapestry Room of the Gardner Museum. The opera […]
OCT 11: Globokar world premiere & SICPP 2018 commissioned composer
Program: Vinko Globokar: Les mots, les langues et les sons (2018) – premiere performance commissioned by the Callithumpian Consort with funds provided by New England Conservatory, the French-American Cultural Exchange, and Jeffrey Duryea Brian Riordan: Recorded Ruins (2018) commissioned by the Callithumpian Consort Paul Mortilla: Stupor (2015) Sabrina Schroeder: Stircrazer II (2013) Pierluigi Billone: Mani.Δίκη […]
JUNE 15-23: SICPP 2018
Full SICPP concert program All concerts are at 8:00pm and in Jordan Hall unless otherwise indicated. (Underlined selections feature the musicians of the Callithumpian Consort) Sunday, June 17th Stephen Drury, piano & faculty soloists Michel van der Aa: Transit for piano and video (2009) Louis Goldstein, piano Roman Haubenstock-Ramati: Liaisons (1958) for two percussionists Stuart […]
MAR 23rd: Callithumpian in Alaska
Callithumpian Consort visits the University of Alaska at Anchorage! Concert Program: Peter Maxwell Davies, Eight Songs for a Mad King Charles Ives:, Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano Brian Church, baritone Jessi Rosinski, flute Gleb Kanasevich, clarinet Gabriela Díaz, violin David Russell, cello Jeffrey Means, percussion Yukiko Takagi, piano Stephen Drury, conductor You can […]